Perfectly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

in a perfect or faultless way

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɜːfɛktli/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɜːfɛktlˌɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɜːfɛktlˌɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /pˈɜːfɛktli/.

Examples

an absolutely magnificent painting
a perfectly idiotic idea
you're perfectly right

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dead absolutely utterly

Antonyms

imperfectly

Parts of Speech

adverb	completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers “an absolutely magnificent painting”
adverb	in a perfect or faultless way “She performed perfectly on the balance beam”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

perfekt

vollständig und ohne Einschränkung; informell als Verstärker verwendet

🇫🇷French

parfaitement

complètement et sans réserve ; utilisé de manière informelle comme intensificateur

🇪🇸Spanish

perfectamente

completamente y sin reservas; utilizados informalmente como intensificadores

🇮🇹Italian

perfettamente

completamente e senza riserve; utilizzati informalmente come intensificatori

🇳🇱Dutch

perfect

volledig en zonder kwalificatie; informeel gebruikt als versterkers

🇵🇹Portuguese

perfeitamente

completamente e sem qualificação; usado informalmente como intensificadores

🇷🇺Russian

совершенно

полностью и без оговорок; неофициально используется в качестве усилителей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बिल्कुल सही

पूरी तरह से और बिना योग्यता के; अनौपचारिक रूप से गहनता के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

পুরোপুরি

সম্পূর্ণরূপে এবং যোগ্যতা ছাড়াই; intensifier হিসাবে অনানুষ্ঠানিকভাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

செய்தபின்

முற்றிலும் மற்றும் தகுதி இல்லாமல்; முறைசாரா முறையில் தீவிரப்படுத்திகளாகப் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

సంపూర్ణంగా

పూర్తిగా మరియు అర్హత లేకుండా; ఇంటెన్సిఫైయర్‌లుగా అనధికారికంగా ఉపయోగించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तम प्रकारे

पूर्णपणे आणि पात्रतेशिवाय; तीव्रता म्हणून अनौपचारिकपणे वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સંપૂર્ણ રીતે

સંપૂર્ણપણે અને લાયકાત વિના; ઇન્ટેન્સિફાયર તરીકે અનૌપચારિક ઉપયોગ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಅರ್ಹತೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ; ಅನೌಪಚಾರಿಕವಾಗಿ ಇಂಟೆನ್ಸಿಫೈಯರ್‌ಗಳಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തികച്ചും

പൂർണ്ണമായും യോഗ്യത കൂടാതെ; തീവ്രതകളായി അനൗപചാരികമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਲਕੁਲ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਯੋਗਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ; ਗੈਰ ਰਸਮੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بالکل

مکمل طور پر اور اہلیت کے بغیر؛ intensifier کے طور پر غیر رسمی طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

完美

完全且无资格；非正式地用作增强剂

🇯🇵Japanese

完璧に

完全かつ無資格。増強剤として非公式に使用される

🇰🇷Korean

아주

완전히 그리고 자격 없이; 비공식적으로 강화제로 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hoàn hảo

hoàn toàn và không có trình độ chuyên môn; được sử dụng một cách không chính thức như chất tăng cường

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างสมบูรณ์แบบ

โดยสมบูรณ์และไม่มีคุณสมบัติ ใช้อย่างไม่เป็นทางการเป็นตัวเพิ่มความเข้มข้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

dengan sempurna

secara lengkap dan tanpa kualifikasi; digunakan secara informal sebagai intensifier

🇵🇭Filipino

ganap

ganap at walang kwalipikasyon; impormal na ginagamit bilang mga intensifier

🇲🇾Malay

dengan sempurna

sepenuhnya dan tanpa kelayakan; digunakan secara tidak formal sebagai penguat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تماما

بالكامل وبدون أي مؤهلات؛ تستخدم بشكل غير رسمي كمكثفات

🇮🇷Persian

کاملا

به طور کامل و بدون صلاحیت؛ به طور غیر رسمی به عنوان تقویت کننده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kusursuzca

tamamen ve niteliksiz olarak; yoğunlaştırıcı olarak gayri resmi olarak kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

בצורה מושלמת

לחלוטין וללא הסמכה; משמש באופן לא רשמי כמעצימים

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